Tsai Chia-Chen, Wen William, Tao Brendan, Chen Tychicus, Marzoughi Sina, Khan Muhammad T, Khosa Faisal
Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Can J Neurol Sci. 2024 May;51(3):427-431. doi: 10.1017/cjn.2023.266. Epub 2023 Aug 4.
With virtual interviews for residency applications, residency program websites have become increasingly important resources for applicants. We evaluated the comprehensiveness of US and Canadian neurology residency program website, comparing this to published rankings of the best neurology and neurosurgery hospitals (for US programs) and number of residency positions (for US and Canadian programs). US program websites were found to be largely more comprehensive than Canadian websites, more extensive websites were associated with better program rankings and fewer residency seats in the US, and US regional differences in comprehensiveness were present. We recommend standardized guidelines to increase website comprehensiveness across programs.
